THE Bayelsa State Police Command has announced the arrest of a fugitive suspected killer of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rivers State, the late SP Bako Angbashim, who was murdered by a cult group.
The slain cop had led his colleagues to raid some of the black spots in the Ahoada Local Government Area to boost security when they were suddenly ambushed by the group Icelander cult.
It was learnt that the cult group, who were fortified with arms, overpowered the law enforcement officers during a gun battle that lasted for several minutes after they ran out of ammunition.
Before then, the cult group had been terrorizing residents who had written several complaints to the state governor’s office and the Inspector General of Police in order to address the security challenges within the council.
Meanwhile, In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Asinim Butswat, on Saturday, the suspect, Onyekachi Ikowa, 43, a ranking member of the dreaded Icelander cult group, was arrested on Saturday, 18 November 2023, in Yenagoa, after fleeing from Rivers State.
Butswat added that the suspect has been handed over to the Rivers State Police Command for further investigation.
The statement read, “The suspect, one Onyekachi Ikowa ‘m’ 43 years, the second in command to TuBaba of the dreaded Icelander cult group, was arrested on 18 November 2023 based on credible intelligence that he was hibernating in Yenagoa after participating in the callous murder of Late SP Bako Angbashim, in September 2023.
“The Commissioner of Police Bayelsa State Command, CP Francis Iduh, has charged Police operatives to fish out any of his cohorts who are hiding in Bayelsa State. He stressed that the Bayelsa Command under his watch would not be a haven for criminals to hide.
“The suspect has been handed over to the Rivers Police Command for further investigation.”
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